The Impact of Working From Home on the Success of Scrum Projects: A Multi-Method Study
Author
Cucolas, Adrian-Alexandru
Term
4. Term
Publication year
2021
Submitted on
2021-06-11
Pages
70
Abstract
Flere og flere virksomheder er gået over til fjernarbejde og har tilpasset agile arbejdsformer som Scrum for at koordinere distribuerede teams. Covid-19 skabte en ny situation, hvor hele teams arbejdede hjemmefra. Vi gennemførte et tofase mixed-methods-studie for at forstå, hvad dette betød for folk, der bruger Scrum, en agil ramme til at organisere teamsamarbejde. I fase ét afdækkede en kvalitativ spørgeskemaundersøgelse, hvordan hjemmearbejde påvirkede Scrum-praktikere. I fase to opstillede vi en teoretisk model og testede den med Partial Least Squares–Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), en statistisk metode til at undersøge sammenhænge mellem faktorer, baseret på data fra 138 softwareingeniører, der arbejdede hjemme i Scrum-projekter. Vores resultater fremhæver betydningen af at understøtte tre grundlæggende psykologiske behov i hjemmearbejdet: autonomi, kompetence og tilhørsforhold. Vi konkluderer, at både hjemmearbejdsmiljøet og brugen af Scrum bidrager til projektsucces, og at Scrum fungerer som mediator.
More companies have moved toward remote work and adapted agile ways of working, such as Scrum, to coordinate distributed teams. The Covid-19 pandemic created a new situation in which entire teams worked from home. We conducted a two-phase mixed-method study to understand what this meant for people using Scrum, an agile framework for organizing teamwork. In phase one, a qualitative survey explored how working from home affected Scrum practitioners. In phase two, we proposed a theoretical model and tested it using Partial Least Squares–Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), a statistical technique for examining relationships between factors, with data from 138 software engineers who worked from home on Scrum projects. Our results highlight the importance of supporting three basic psychological needs in the home working environment: autonomy, competence, and relatedness. We conclude that both the home working environment and the use of Scrum contribute to project success, with Scrum acting as a mediator.
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